CURATE'S EGG


Meaning of CURATE'S EGG in English

Function: noun

Etymology: from the story of a curate who was given a stale egg by his bishop and declared that parts of it were excellent

Date: 1905

chiefly British : something with both good and bad parts or qualities

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.